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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2021
Tatsuno Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
TATSUNO CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hydrogen filling apparatus that can quickly fill vehicles equipped with multiple large-capacity fuel tanks with hydrogen gas while complying with filling protocol. The hydrogen filling apparatus () of the present invention includes: a plurality of filling systems; a filling control device () for each of the filling systems; a filling pipe communicating with a rear facility in each of the filling systems; a set of filling members (for example, flow control valves, flow meters) interposed in each of the filling pipes and connected to each of the filling control devices; and a filling hose connected to each of the filling pipes, each filling hose having a filling nozzle at a tip; wherein one of the plurality of filling control devices has a function of selectively exerting a first control mode that controls only the filling system including the filling control device and a second control mode shared as a control device for the plurality of filling systems, and a switching means for switching between the first control mode and the second control mode in the one of the filling control devices is provided.